room to create...

January 19, 2018

room to create...

Here's my desk today...

... busy creating a sermon, crafting a service, ready for Sunday morning - even broke out my college Greek New Testament to check something... Just seeing this beautiful language printed on those smooth, well-thumbed pages, suddenly makes me feel a teenager again!
And while it took me over 2 years to learn to read again after the stroke, I'm so grateful my knowledge of Greek (albeit rusty through lack of practice), also returned!

Yes, I wish I could paint like this

or write like this

but I can't.*

So, I'm making room to create

in the only way I know how,

right now ✏📓 ⏳

Sharing with Julia over at The Stamping Ground.

* This has to be THE most beautiful book produced in 2017. It really is spell-binding, breath-taking, a treaure for all ages... 👱👵👸

Comments

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said…

Hi Claire, thanks so much for popping over, agree with your thoughts on the book illustrations and poems, truly lovely. I studied Greek and it was good or learn another language that included an alphabet so different from ours, I remember some of it but fogotten lots, went to Bible college here in Oz. Very blessed. It certainly taught me a lot. Thanks for popping over too. Lots of folks can’t comment on google plus so may not get many coming. I don’t know why I can, as don’t use it myself, but havent had issues.
Thanks so much for your great desky share.
Happy belated WOYWW! Shaz in Oz.x #4

http://calligraphycards-shazinoz.blogspot.com

19 January

Sue said…

Hi Claire, Hope you got the sermon finished.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Happy WOYWW
Sue #13

19 January

Lunch Lady Jan said…

Well Claire, how lovely to see you back on the desks again! I appreciate your enjoyment of reading Greek, I really enjoyed learning Latin at school which I did for O Level. I also did a first year module in it at Uni - Virgil, Catullus, Ovid. Isn't it amazing how the body can reset itself after the huge disruption of a stroke? You must have worked so hard. And I'm not normally a lover of poetry but I enjoyed Otter very much.
Hugs LLJ 11 xxx

19 January

Lindart said…

Yes, I wish I could do those two things too! I remember doing a lot of fun research things as a child, trying to learn Hebrew, wanting to make a botanical book of drawings, or a book of animals. . .oh well! The memories are fun too! Thanks for your visit! Have a great week, Lindart #30

20 January

BJ said…

Hope you got your sermon sorted. We have a Baptism service tomorrow and having not been able to attend church since our New Years Eve Worship Party I am really looking forward to it. Thanks for the visit, sorry I take so long to reply, life just has a way of taking over. Always appreciate my comments, Thank you BJ#10

20 January